National Karate Championships 2017

Malta Karate Federation 6, Fra Guzeppe Zammit Street, Pembroke PBK1140 Tel: (+356) 21377807 – 79424396 Email: [email protected]

Under the auspices of the World Karate Federation

11th - 12th November 2017 National Sports School, Pembroke

In aid of Inspire Foundation

Bulletin updated 4th October 2017

Page 1 of 18 Programme of events

Closing date for participants to submit applications to their respective senseis. Saturday, 7th October 2017 Payment must be included with applications. Closing date for clubs to submit their members' applications to any committee Saturday, 14th October 2017 member. Payment must be included with applications. Fixtures to be finalized in a meeting held specifically for this purpose. Following this Saturday, 28th October 2017 meeting, MKF will forward finalized fixtures to all dojos. No further adjustments will be entertained after this date. Saturday, 11th November 2017 All athletes aged over 11 years at venue at 8:00am Saturday, 11th November 2017 Referees briefing and coaches briefing held at 8:30am simultaneously Saturday, 11th November 2017 Competition for athletes aged over 11 years at 9:00am commences. TBA Official opening Sunday, 12th November 2017 All athletes 11 years or younger at venue at 8:30am Sunday, 12th November 2017 Competition for athletes 11 years or younger at 9:00am commences.

The above dates are provisional and depend on the actual turnout for this competition. The Malta Karate Federation reserves the right to modify the above program or to hold all categories on one day if necessary.

Page 2 of 18 CATEGORIES for KATA COMPETITION (WKF Age-grouped)

CATEGORY NO. AGE / years Gender Belts 1 Up to 7 Mixed Ungraded and White 2 Up to 7 Mixed Yellow 3 Up to 7 Mixed Orange and Green 4 Up to 7 Mixed Blue 5 Up to 7 Mixed Brown 6 8 - 9 Mixed Ungraded and White 7 8 - 9 Mixed Yellow 8 8 - 9 Mixed Orange and Green 9 8 - 9 Mixed Blue 10 8 - 9 Mixed Brown 11 10 - 11 Mixed Ungraded and White 12 10 - 11 Mixed Yellow 13 10 - 11 Mixed Orange and Green 14 10 - 11 Mixed Blue 15 10 - 11 Mixed Brown 16 12 - 13 Male Ungraded and White 17 12 - 13 Male Yellow 18 12 - 13 Male Orange and Green 19 12 - 13 Male Blue 20 12 - 13 Male Brown 21 12 - 13 Female Ungraded and White 22 12 - 13 Female Yellow 23 12 - 13 Female Orange and Green 24 12 - 13 Female Blue 25 12 - 13 Female Brown 26 14 – 15 Male Ungraded and White 27 14 – 15 Male Yellow 28 14 – 15 Male Orange and Green 29 14 – 15 Male Blue 30 14 – 15 Male Brown 31 14 – 15 Female Ungraded and White 32 14 – 15 Female Yellow 33 14 – 15 Female Orange and Green 34 14 – 15 Female Blue 35 14 – 15 Female Brown 36 16 – 17 Male Ungraded and White 37 16 – 17 Male Yellow 38 16 - 17 Male Orange and Green 39 16 – 17 Male Blue 40 16 – 17 Male Brown

Page 3 of 18 CATEGORY NO. AGE / years Gender Belts 41 16 – 17 Female Ungraded and White 42 16 – 17 Female Yellow 43 16 - 17 Female Orange and Green 44 16 – 17 Female Blue 45 16 – 17 Female Brown 46 18 – 20 Male Ungraded and White 47 18 – 20 Male Yellow 48 18 - 20 Male Orange and Green 49 18 – 20 Male Blue 50 18 – 20 Male Brown 51 18 – 20 Female Ungraded and White 52 18 – 20 Female Yellow 53 18 - 20 Female Orange and Green 54 18 – 20 Female Blue 55 18 – 20 Female Brown 56 21+ Male Ungraded and White 57 21+ Male Yellow 58 21+ Male Orange and Green 59 21+ Male Blue 60 21+ Male Brown 61 21+ Female Ungraded and White 62 21+ Female Yellow 63 21+ Female Orange and Green 64 21+ Female Blue 65 21+ Female Brown 66 36+ Male Ungraded and White 67 36+ Male Yellow 68 36+ Male Orange and Green 69 36+ Male Blue 70 36+ Male Brown 71 36+ Female Ungraded and White 72 36+ Female Yellow 73 36+ Female Orange and Green 74 36+ Female Blue 75 36+ Female Brown 76 14 - 15 Male 1st Dan and above 77 14 - 15 Female 1st Dan and above 78 16 - 17 Male 1st Dan and above 79 16 - 17 Female 1st Dan and above 80 18+ Male 1st Dan and above 81 18+ Female 1st Dan and above 82 30+ Male 1st Dan and above 83 30+ Female 1st Dan and above

Page 4 of 18 RANGE of APPROVED KATA and CONDITIONS

Ungraded, White and Yellow Belts (Ungraded , 9th Kyu and 8th Kyu) Taikyoku Shodan Fu Kyu Kata Ichi Heian Shodan Heian Nidan

 Athletes must perform a Kata of their own choice from the list above.  Athletes may repeat the same Kata throughout the competition.

Orange and Green Belts (7th and 6th Kyu) Happo Taikyoku Heian Nidan Heian Sandan Heian Yondan

 Athletes must perform a Kata of their own choice from the list above.  Athletes may repeat the same Kata throughout the competition.

Blue Belts (5th and 4th Kyu) Happo Taikyoku Heian Yondan Heian Godan Tekki Shodan

 Athletes must perform a Kata of their own choice from the list above.  Athletes may repeat the same Kata throughout the competition.

Brown Belts (3rd Kyu to 1st Kyu) Heian Godan Bassai Dai Kanku Dai Jion Empi Kanku Sho

 Athletes must perform a Kata of their own choice from the list above.  Athletes may repeat the same Kata throughout the competition, or they may choose two different ones and alternate between them.

Page 5 of 18 ALL YODANSHA (Black Belts) Major Shotokan Kata List of the World Karate Federation 1. Bassai Dai 12. Jion 2. Bassai Sho 13. Sochin 3. Kanku Dai 14. Nijushiho 4. Kanku Sho 15. Goju Shiho Dai 5. Tekki Shodan 16. Goju Shiho Sho 6. Tekki Nidan 17. Chinte 7. Tekki Sandan 18. Unsu 8. Hangetsu 19. Meikyo 9. Jitte 20. Wankan 10. Empi 21. Jiin 11. Gankaku

 Athletes must perform two Katas of their own choice from the list above.  Athletes must choose any two Katas and alternate between them.

Page 6 of 18 KATA RULES  World Karate Federation (WKF) rules shall apply throughout the entire competition. (FLAG SYSTEM).  All Kata judges are prohibited from participating in the competition on the same day.  For categories 1 to 15, males and females (up to 11 years), will compete together.  A competitor shall compete ONLY in the category that is considered in his/her level (age and grade).  A minimum number of THREE (3) athletes are required to form a category. If only ONE or TWO (1 or 2) athletes are available for a category, then the category will be removed and the athletes will be transferred to a higher category (first by age then by belt).  If an athlete is transferred to a category with participants of a different belt, the kata must performed must be changed accordingly.  The competition for athletes older than 11 years will use the elimination system with repechage. In each round, half of the contestants in the category are eliminated (counting byes as contestants), while the other half proceed to the next round. Those contestants eliminated by losing to one of the two finalists will compete in the repechage with a chance to gain 3rd place in the category.  If a category has only 3 contestants, or the contestants are 11 years or younger, the category will be in the form of a league, where each competitor will compete against all competitors within his/her category. For ALL league categories, the point system will be applied with 2 points for a win and 0 for a loss. ↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔ CATEGORIES for WKF KATA COMPETITION

CATEGORY NO. AGE / years Gender Level 90 14 – 15 Male Cadets 91 14 – 15 Female Cadets 92 16 – 17 Male Junior 93 16 – 17 Female Junior 94 18+ Male Senior 95 18+ Female Senior

Page 7 of 18 OFFICIAL KATA LIST

Anan Jion Papuren Anan Dai Jitte Passai Annanko Jyuroku Pinan 1-5 Aoyagi Kanchin Rohai Bassai Dai Kanku Dai Saifa (Saiha) Bassai Sho Kanku Sho Sanchin Chatanyara Kushanku Kanshu Sanseiru Chinte Kosokun (Kushanku) Sanseru Chinto Kosokun (Kushanku) Dai Seichin Enpi Kosokun (Kushanku) Sho Seienchin Fukygata 1-2 Kosokun Shiho Seipai Gankaku Kururunfa Seirui Garyu Kusanku Seisan (Seishan) Gekisai (Geksai) 1-2 Matsumura Rohai Shinpa Gojushiho Matsukaze Shinsei Gojushiho Dai Matusumura Bassai Shisochin Gojushiho Sho Meikyo Sochin Hakucho Myojo Suparinpei Hangetsu Naifanchin (Naihanshin) 1-3 Tekki 1-3 Haufa Nijushiho Tensho Heian 1-5 Nipaipo Tomari Bassai Heiku Niseishi Useishi (Gojushiho) Ishimine Bassai Ohan Unsu (Unshu) Itosu Rohai 1-3 Pachu Wankan Jiin Paiku Wanshu

Page 8 of 18 WKF KATA RULES  The elimination system with repechage will be applied.  The score table will be notified of the choice of Kata prior to each round.  Contestants must perform a different Kata in each round. Once performed a Kata may not be repeated.  Only kata from the official kata list may be performed. ↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔ TEAM KATA RULES  Every club can enrol any number of teams in any of the following categories:

Category A: Up to 11 years Category B: 12 – 14 years Category C: 15 – 18 years Category D: 19 years and above

 Each team must be composed of THREE (3) athletes, of either gender. Each category is divided into four sections:

Section 1: White and Yellow belts Section 2: Orange and Green belts Section 3: Blue belts Section 4: Brown and Black belts

 The kata chosen must be as follows:

White and Yellow belts: Heian Shodan, Heian Nidan Orange and Green belts: Heian Nidan, Heian Sandan Blue belts and above: Heian Yondan, Heian Godan Brown and Black belts: Kanku Dai, Bassai Dai, Jion, Empi

Page 9 of 18  The above team kata can be repeated throughout the whole Team Kata event.  All the Team Sections and their appropriate categories must be within the required Age and Belt groups. Should any club find difficulty in registering all THREE (3) athletes within the required Age group, then an exception will be allowed for only ONE athlete to be outside that Age group.  A minimum number of TWO (2) teams are required to form a category (in team kata only). If only ONE (1) team is available for a category, then the category will be removed and the team will be transferred to a higher category (not section). ↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔ BUNKAI TEAM KATA RULES  Every club can enrol any number of teams in any of the following categories:

Category A: 12 - 14 years Category B: 15 – 18 years Category C: 19 years and above ➢ Each team must be composed of THREE (3) athletes, of either gender. Each team member must have a green belt or higher. ➢ The team must perform one of the following katas with BUNKAI: • Heian Ohio Shodan; • Heian Ohio Nidan; • Heian Ohio Sandan; • Heian Ohio Yondan; • Heian Ohio Godan. ➢ The above kata can be repeated throughout the whole Bunkai Team Kata event. ➢ All the team members must be within the required Age groups. Should any club find difficulty in registering all THREE (3) athletes within the required Age group, then an exception will be allowed for only ONE athlete to be outside that Age group. ➢ A minimum number of TWO (2) teams are required to form a category (in bunkai team kata only). If only ONE (1) team is available for a category, then the category will be removed and the team will be transferred to a higher category.

Page 10 of 18 KUMITE REGULATIONS: CLASSES and WEIGHT CATEGORIES

Pre-Athletes children: 8 to 9 years Males Females Category Number Weight in Kg Category Number Weight in Kg 1 - 30 6 - 25 2 - 35 7 - 30 3 - 40 8 - 35 4 - 45 9 35 + 5 45 +

Pre-Athletes children: 10 to 11 years Males Females Category Number Weight in Kg Category Number Weight in Kg 10 - 35 15 - 30 11 - 40 16 - 35 12 - 45 17 - 40 13 - 50 18 40 + 14 50 +

Pre-Athletes children: 12 to 13 years Males Females Category Number Weight in Kg Category Number Weight in Kg 19 - 40 24 - 35 20 - 45 25 - 40 21 - 50 26 - 45 22 - 55 27 45 + 23 55 +

Page 11 of 18 Cadets: 14 to 15 years Males Females Category Number Weight in Kg Category Number Weight in Kg 28 - 52 33 - 47 29 - 57 34 - 54 30 - 63 35 54 + 31 - 70 32 70 +

Juniors: 16 to 17 years Males Females Category Number Weight in Kg Category Number Weight in Kg 36 - 55 41 - 48 37 - 61 42 - 53 38 - 68 43 - 59 39 - 76 44 59 + 40 76 +

Athletes Under 21: 18 to 20 years Males Females Category Number Weight in Kg Category Number Weight in Kg 45 - 60 50 - 50 46 - 67 51 - 55 47 - 75 52 - 61 48 - 84 53 - 68 49 84 + 54 68 +

Page 12 of 18 Athletes Seniors: 21+ years Males Females Category Number Weight in Kg Category Number Weight in Kg 55 - 60 60 - 50 56 - 67 61 - 55 57 - 75 62 - 61 58 - 84 63 - 68 59 84 + 64 68 +

Open Categories Males Females Category Number Age Category Number Age 65 13 – 16 years 67 13 – 16 years 66 17 – 21 years 68 17 – 21 years

KUMITE TEAM EVENTS

Category 69: 8 - 9 years Category 70: 10 - 11 years Category 71: 12 – 13 years Category 72: 14 - 15 years Category 73: 16 – 17 years Category 74: 18 years and above

KUMITE RULES

 Individual and Team KUMITE Rules that will be applied during this competition will be in accordance with those published and as amended from time to time by the World Karate Federation.

Page 13 of 18  A competitor can compete in both his/her weight category and an appropriate open category.  Weighing in: Athletes that are found over or under the designated weight category will be disqualified. This also applies for the age category that the athlete should fit in on the day of the championship. Only a discrepancy of + or – 500 grams will be allowed.  Pre-Athletes rules: ◦ No face contact and skin touch for chest and back. ◦ Techniques allowed: ▪ Feet – Mawashi geri and Uramawashi geri; ▪ Hands – Uraken Jodan and Gyakuzuki Chudan; ▪ No ashi barai allowed. ◦ Failure to observe the above regulations will be penalized.  Duration of bouts:

Category Age group Duration Male Seniors 21+ years 3 minutes Female Seniors 21+ years 2 minutes Juniors and Cadets 14-20 years 2 minutes Pre-Athletes 8-13 years 1½ minutes Team events All 2 minutes

 Obligatory protection equipment: ◦ Mitts (red or blue) ◦ Gum shields ◦ Chest protectors ◦ Shin protectors (red or blue) (WKF equivalent) ◦ Foot protectors (red or blue) (WKF equivalent)  Optional protection equipment: ◦ Males: Groin protectors (not the removable plastic cup type)

Page 14 of 18  A minimum number of THREE (3) athletes are required to form a category. If fewer athletes are available for a category, then they will be transferred to a higher category (first by weight and then by age). This process continues by alternatively attempting a higher category, first by age then by weight, until the athlete can be fitted into a category.  A competitor shall not compete in a category that is considered below his/her level of age and weight, unless by consent from competitor’s dojo cho or competitor him/herself.  The competition for athletes older than 11 years will use the elimination system with repechage. In each round, half of the contestants in the category are eliminated (counting byes as contestants), while the other half proceed to the next round. Those contestants eliminated by losing to one of the two finalists will compete in the repechage with a chance to gain 3rd place in the category.  If a category has only 3 contestants, or the contestants are 11 years or younger, the category will be in the form of a league, where each competitor will compete against all competitors within his/her category. For ALL league categories, the point system will be applied with 2 points for a win and 0 for a loss.  Each team can be composed of between TWO (2) and FOUR (4) athletes, of either gender. If a team has only two athletes, then that team will start each match with a loss in the first round. The fourth athlete will be a reserve for the team. GENERAL RULES

 All karate athletes may participate in the league provided that they are enrolled as members of the Malta Karate Federation.  All dojo chos having athletes from their club participating in the competition are required to act as judges.  World Karate Federation (WKF) rules shall apply throughout the entire competition.  For all categories, the order of play will be determined by fixtures.  All ages apply as on the first day of the competition.  Contestants must wear a white karate gi without stripes, piping or personal embroidery. The national emblem or flag of the country will be worn on the left breast of the jacket and may not exceed an overall size of 12cm by 8cm. Only the

Page 15 of 18 original manufacturer’s labels may be displayed on the gi. In addition, identification issued by the Organising Committee may be worn on the back. One contestant must wear a red belt and the other a blue belt. The red and blue belts must be around five centimetres wide and of a length sufficient to allow fifteen centimetres free on each side of the knot. The belts are to be of plain red and blue colour, without any personal embroideries or advertising or markings other than the customary label from the manufacturer.  The jacket, when tightened around the waist with the belt, must be of a minimum length that covers the hips, but must not be more than three-quarters thigh length. Female competitors may wear a plain white T-shirt beneath the Karate jacket. Jacket ties must be tied. Jackets without ties may not be used.  The maximum length of the jacket sleeves must be no longer then the bend of the wrist and no shorter than halfway down the forearm. Jacket sleeves may not be rolled up.  The trousers must be long enough to cover at least two thirds of the shin and must not reach below the anklebone. Trouser legs may not be rolled up.

Page 16 of 18 National Karate Championships 2017 11th - 12th November 2017 Registration Form (to be submitted to your sensei before SATURDAY, 7th October 2017) Name: Licence Book No: Club: Gender: M F Current Karate Grade: Date of Birth: Weight (if applicable): Age (on day of competition):

Kata Categories Kumite Categories Individual: WKF: Individual: Team: Cat. Sect. Open: Bunkai: A B C Team: √

Fees Declaration: By signing this entry form, I declare that I am physically fit to participate in this competition, and will not Individual Kata €15† hold the organizers or sponsors responsible for any injury, WKF Kata €10* loss or accident sustained as a consequence of my Bunkai Kata €5 participation in this karate championship. I also declare that I will be personally responsible for any damage that I Team Kata €5 commit and that I exonerate the Malta Karate Federation Individual Kumite €15† and any of its officials from any loss/liability whatsoever. I Open Kumite €10* hereby authorize the Malta Karate Federation to use any images taken during the event for marketing purposes. Team Kumite €5 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Donation for Inspire €2 √ † If participating in both individual kata and kumite, fee for second category is €10. Total: € * If participating in more than one kata/kumite category fee is €5.

Competitor Parent/Guardian's signature (if under 18 years of age) ID Card No of Competitor or Parent/Guardian if under 18:

The personal information provided in this application form shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act (Cap. 440 of the Laws of Malta) and solely processed for the purpose(s) of organizing this Karate competition. Your personal information will not be disclosed to third parties without your express consent unless this will be strictly required by law.

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Team Registration Form (to be submitted to any committee member of the Malta Karate Federation before Saturday, 14th October 2017)

Kata Bunkai Kumite

Category: Section:* * for Team Kata only

Team Name:

Club:

Members:

The fee for each team is €10-€20 (€5 from each member).

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